The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Central Visayas has given a P500,000 livelihood aid to the marginalized communities in Naval, Biliran. (Screenshot from DOSTv) "The fund is intended to support the livelihood development, food sufficiency, and nutrition projects of the town under the...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) and the University of San Carlos (UCS) are collaborating to develop and demonstrate the effectiveness of a low-cost ventilator system for tropical indoor environments to mitigate the spread...
The Department of Science and Technology-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) and DOST Region XI inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Davao for the establishment of the Davao Food Terminal Complex (DFTC) as a packaging technology transfer...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Science for Change-Business Innovation Through science and technology (BIST) for Industry Program has provided financial assistance amounting to P15.95 million to a veterinary research and diagnostics company in Batangas. (Unsplash) Citing...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has pushed for the use of electric vehicles, citing the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo courtesy of CHRG) In a virtual presser, DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" de la Peña reminded the country's commitment to the Paris Agreement. Under...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Regional Office IX, through its Provincial Science and Technology (S&T) Center and in partnership with the local government unit of Lakewood, Zamboanga del Sur, turned over a Grant-in-Aid (GIA) assistance of over P1 million to coco coir and...
The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) said it is conducting a study on "kalingag," one of the cinnamon species found and endemic in the Philippines. (DOST-FPRDI) According to DOST-FPRDI, kalingag's bark and leaves are known to have...
Survivors of Taal eruption in 2020 from the municipalities of Agoncillo, Laurel, and San Nicolas are set to operate a community hollow blocks production enterprise supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (Calabarzon) this month. (DOST...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) called on aspiring scientists to find their "perfect match" in the online episode of the Balik Scientist Program (BSP) Talks on Feb. 15. (Photo from DOST) Titled "Match Tayo!", the second episode of the BSP Talks is set to stream for free on Facebook...
The English term for the famed Filipino root crop "kamote" should be sweetpotato, and not sweet potato, according to the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources and Development (DOST-PCAARD). "This popular Pinoy crop has been one of...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) for the installation of the Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) The...
The Paris-based International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a minor planet in honor of Filipino neurosurgeon and amateur astronomer Dr. Jose Francisco A. "Jett" Aguilar. Dr. Jose Francisco A. "Jett" Aguilar (DOST handout) According to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), "7431...
